Wednesday, April 16th
April's meeting will focus on how to safely handle and present your reptile to the public. Please feel free to bring your own animal to show off.
Meetings start promptly at 8pm in the Alumni Room of Medaille College.
Annual Banquet
PLEASE NOTE: The annual banquet and recognition dinner will be rescheduled due to conflicts. The new date will likely be a Saturday in May, please contact a board member for more information.
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
(Eurycea bislineata)
The Northern Two-Lined Salamander is 2.5 -.3.75 inches in length. They are generally brown, green or sometimes orange-bronze with a wide yellow stripe on the back. The stripe is bordered on each side by a dark line that starts from the eye and continues down the body. As the lines come closer to the tail they will often become broken into dots or dashes.
Females can lay anywhere from 12 - 100 eggs attached to plants, rocks or logs under the water of the brooks and streams where they are most commonly found. They are also found along floodplains, swamps, and rivers and can be found at elevations as high as 6,000 feet
Remember that in many places it is illegal to take wildlife out of the wild without the proper permits from local, state, or federal authorities. Please do not release any captive reptiles or amphibians into the wild as this will disrupt the natural order of our environment. See our amphibian and reptile adoptions page for more information on what to do with unwanted herps.
Help reptiles in need by donating to our Adoption Fund! Your donations will help feed and house reptiles waiting for adoption.